Change-delivery device.



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CHANGE DELIVERY DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1908.

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. CHANGE-DELIVERY DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed September 21, 1908. Serial No. 453,923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID M. FOWLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danville, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Change-Delivery Device, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in change delivery devicesand is designed to deliver to the operator any sum of money desired onthe manipulation of a suitable key or button.

The invention is designed to facilitate the making of change by causingthe delivery at a suitable point of any amount of change desired in coinby providing a number of coin receptacles from the lowest to the;

highest denomination for which any particular maclnne may be bullt andthese receptacles are provided with delivery mechanisms connected singlyand in multiples tovarious levers or keys which latter will be providedwith proper designations so that on the manipulation of any proper key,one or more of the coin receptacles will be operated to deliver therespective coins to make up the sum desired.

The invention will be best understood i from a consideration of thefollowing detail description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this speclfication, 1n whlch drawings,

Fi ure 1 1s a clan view of the machine with parts in section and thecasing omitted. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the lineA-B of Fig. 1. Figs. 3, 1 and 5 perspective views on a larger scale fare detail than shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring to the drawings there is shown a number of receptacles 1 inthe form of 5 cylinders of suitable size to receive stacks of coins ofdifferent denominations. In the particular arrangement shown in Fig. 1there is shown at the left-hand end of the figure a receptacle adaptedto receive a stack of dollar co ns, the next receptaclem I order towardthe rlght 1s intended to receive a stack of half dollars,

and the next quarter dollars,

dimes and the remaining two receptacles are designed to hold five centpieces and one Z and the next two receptacles are each provided forholding ten cent pieces or taken illustratively only since this numbermay be larger or smaller or be arranged for othelr coins than thosenamed, as may be desire The receptacles 1 are mounted in a row upon ahorizontal bar 2 supported at the ends in sides 3 of the frame of themachine. Coincident with each receptacle 1, which latter is secured uponthe bar 2, the latter has-a perforation 4 of a size sufficient to permitthe passage of a coin of the size for which the receptacle is designed.

Extending along the under face of the bar 2 is another bar 5 havingrecesses 6 formed across its upper face, there being a recess for eachreceptacle 1 and the recesses are of widths corresponding to the sizesof the rec'eptacles. Extending through each recess 6 is a slide 7movable in a direction to traverse the bar 5 within the recess 6 andeach slide 7 is held in a position whereby a passage 8 through the slideis normally held coincident with the passage 41 through the bar 2 bymeans of a spring 9 connected to the rear end of the slide at one endand at 5 the other to a rod 10 extending across the 5 machine andsecured at its ends to the main frame of the said machine. The movementof the slide 7 under the action of the spring 9 is restricted by abracket 11 individual to each slide. These brackets are made fast to abar 12 extending across the frame of the machine below the bar 2 and theupper or free end of each bracket is formed with a re cess 13 to permitthe passage of the spring 9 when extended.

Fast in the sides of the main frame 3 is a rod 14: extending across theframe at a considerable distance below the bar 2. This rod 14.- servesas a journal support for a number of arms or levers l5 spaced on the rod14 by means of spacing sleeves 16 and these levers or rock arms 15 areso spaced as to be in front of a respective receptacle 1, there being asmany rock arms 15 as there are receptacles 1. Each rock arm at its upperor free end is connected to a respective slide 7 by means ofa link 17 sothat when a rock arm 15 is moved about the rod 1% as an axis in adirection away from the receptacles 5 1 the corresponding slide '7' willparticipate in such movement against the action of the 1' spring 9, andwhen the rock arm 15 is re 1 lieved from its actuating force then thespring 9 will return the parts to normal position wherein the slide 7 islocated beneath the corresponding receptacle 1 with its passage 8coincident with the passage 4 through the bar 2.

Journaled in the side members of the frame 3 are a number of rock shafts1-8 arranged in a number of staggered series, and in the particularstructure shown in the drawings there are three such series one aboveanother and the individual members of the series being in staggeredrelation from the front toward the rear. Each rock shaft 18 carries oneor more arms 19 and certain of these arms are connected by strands 20 toa corresponding one of the rock arms or levers 15 mounted on the rod 1%.The strands 20 are indicated in the drawings as being made of chains,but it will be understood that any other flexible strand may be usedalthough chains are to be preferred. The purpose of using flexiblestrands will appear hereinafter. At the front of the frame 3 are anumber of rods 21 each carrying a number of angle or hell crank levers22 in spaced relation one to the other and these levers 22 may be spacedupon the rods 21 in the same manner as the levers 15 are spaced upon therod 14.

In the particular structure shown in the drawings, there are three rods21 one above the other and each rod carries a certain number of bellcrank levers 22. One arm of each lever 22 is connected by a link 23 toone of the arms 19 on a shaft 18 or by a chain 24 directly to one of therock arms 15. In the particular structure shown there are sevenreceptacles 1 and seven rock arms 15, and seven of the bell crank levers22 are directly connected to respective ones of the rock arms 15. Theother bell crank levers 22 are connected each to a respective one of therock shafts 18 by means of a link 23 and a corresponding rock arm 19.Each rock shaft 18 has arms 19 other than those connected to the bellcrank levers 22 and these arms are connected each to one of the rockarms 15 and through the latter to a slide 7. Each rock shaft 18 isconnected to two or more slides 7 depending upon the amount of changecalled for by the particular bell crank lever 22. In order to operate abell crank lever 22 it is engaged by the stem 25 of a push key 26 andthese keys are exposed exterior to a suitable casing 27 provided forinclosing the working parts of the machine. In the particular instanceshown these keys are illustrated as extending up through the top of thecasing and being arranged in convenient positions for operation. Ofcourse the ends of the levers 22 may be carried out through the front ofthe casing and be there provided with manipulating keys as is common inmachines of this character. For this reason the invention is not at alllimited to any particular means for operating the levers 22 and themeans shown are to be taken simply as illustrative. Each key 26 willhave displayed on it a character indicating the amount of change whichwill be delivered on the depressing of the key.

Since certain of the bell crank levers 22 are connected directly to theslide 7 through the arms 15, the push buttons controlling these leverswill have designations corresponding to the coins within the respectivereceptacles. The other keys with other designations thereon andcontrolling other levers will be connected by said levers to certainones of the shafts 18 and these shafts will have an appropriate number'of rock arms 19 connected to appropriate rock levers 15 to cause theactuation of a suffi'ci'ent number of the slides 7 to deliver thedesired number of coins to make up the amount called for. For instanceif thirty cents change be desired, then the key marked 30 will control abell crank lever 22 which is connected to a shaft 18 having arms 19 inturn connected to the rock levers 15 which control the slides of thereceptacles containing the twenty-five cent pieces and five cent piecesand these two slides will be moved simultaneously when the particularkey is depressed, so that two coins, the total value of which is thirtycents, are delivered at the same time. As another example let it beassumed that ninety-five cents is the desired amount of change. Then oneof the shafts 18 will have its arms 19 connected up to the rock arms orlevers 15 coupled to the slides of the receptacles con taining the fiftycent pieces, the twenty-five cent pieces, and the two receptacles eachcontaining ten cent pieces. So the various parts of the machine arecoupled up to different coin receptacles to cause the delivery of thedesired amount and change by any amount differing by five cents may beobtained from the machine on the manipulation of the proper keys, asingle key delivering the desired amount of change instead of therebeing a necessity of depressing more than one key when it is desired toobtain amounts of money differing from the amounts contained in any onereceptacle.

In order to facilitate the introduction of stacks of coins into thereceptacles a portion of each receptacle may be made separate from thefixed portion of the receptacle and hinged thereto as indicated at 28 inFig. 3, and suitable catches 29 are provided for locking the hingedportion of the receptacle to the main body thereof in such a manner asto hold the stack of coins therein but still not prevent access to thereceptacle. The slides 7 are made thinner than the normal thickness ofthe coins controlled thereby so that in the event of a worn coin beingin the stack the slide will still be no thicker than such worn coin andthereby the hanging of the slide on the next coin above is prevented. Byinterposing flexible strands 20 between the arms 19 and the rock levers15, each shaft 18 becomes independent of the other shafts, even thoughseveral of the shafts 18 may have connections with the same rock lever15.

The casing 27 may be provided with a suitable drawer 30 for holdingbills or other moneys, and where the casing 27 is made to inclose thereceptacles 1 a transparent panel 31 may be provided in front of thesaid receptacles and the latter are each formed at the front with alongitudinal slot 32 so that the operator may readily observe the amountof coin in each receptacle and thereby become aware of the depletion ofthe receptacle so that they may be replenished in ample time. Beneaththe bar 5 there is provided a suitable chute into which coins removedfrom the receptacles by the slides 7 may gravitate and so be deliveredto the outside of the casing. In Fig. 2 this chute is indicated at 33,but it will be understood that this showing is indicative only and notto be taken as an exact showing of the structure.

Vhat is claimed is 1. In a device of the character described, a seriesof coin receptacles, slides coacting therewith for delivering one coinat a time, key levers, rock levers equal in number to the coinreceptacles, flexible strands each connected at one end to apredetermined one of the key levers and at the other end to one of therock levers connected to the coin delivery devices, and otherconnections between other predetermined ones of the key levers andpredetermined groups of the said rock levers, those portions of the saidlast named connections leading to groups of the rock levers beingflexible.

2. In a device of the character described, a series of coin receptacles,coin delivering slides coacting with the receptacles, and equal innumber thereto, a series of rock levers, one for each coin deliveringslide, rock shafts each having a plurality of rock arms thereon,flexible connection between the arms on the rock shafts and the rocklevers connected to the coin slides, key levers and connections betweenthe rock shafts and predetermined ones of the key levers.

3. In a device of the character described, a series of coin receptacles,coin slides equal in number to the receptacles for delivering coins oneat a time therefrom, rock levers connected to the coin slides, one rocklever for each coin slide, rock shafts having rock arms thereon,flexible connections between the rock arms and the rock levers connectedto the coin slides, key levers, flexible connections from predeterminedones of the key levers and the rock levers connected to the coin slidesand connections from others of the key levers to the rock shafts.

4. In a device of the character described, a series of receptacles forcoins, a coin delivering slide for each receptacle and arranged todeliver one coin at a time, a series of rock levers, one for each coinslide and connected thereto, a series of key levers and flexibleconnections therefrom directly to the rock levers, intermediate rockshafts and flexible connections therefrom to the rock levers, and otherkey levers connected to the rock shafts.

5. In a device of the character described, a series of coin receptacles,a delivery slide coacting with each receptacle, a spring for eachdelivery slide acting to normally hold the same in coin-receivingrelation to its respective receptacle, a rock lever for each coin slideand connected thereto, key levers, direct flexible connections betweenpredetermined ones of the key levers and the rock levers, rock shaftseach provided with rock arms, flexible connections between predeterminedones of the rock arms and the rock levers, and connections between thekey levers not directly connected with the rock levers and said rockshafts.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID M. FOWLER.

